He was contemplating the water of the pond.
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Contemplating
Synonyms for "contemplating" (55 found)
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Closest matches (11)
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Noun(4 words)
Related words (27)
obsessedoccupiedpensivepreoccupiedreflectiveruminantserioussingle mindedsoberspeculativestudioussubmerged inswept upthinkingthoughtthoughtfulwistfulwrapped up in
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More general
11 entriescognitive activitycognitive processcognitive statedecision makinglookmental processmental stateobservationperceptionpsychological statestrategic planning
More specific
13 entriescareful analysisdeep contemplationdeep reflectiondeliberationethical contemplationevaluating risksgazeinspectlong term planningpondering choicesrisk assessmentsurveyweighing options
Collocations
12 entriescontemplating a movecontemplating alternativescontemplating changescontemplating consequencescontemplating decisionscontemplating ethical implicationscontemplating future planscontemplating optionscontemplating policy optionscontemplating possibilitiescontemplating retirementcontemplating the future
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
She is contemplating visiting Europe this summer.
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She is contemplating a trip.
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The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land.
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